1 files changed, 6 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/git-fetch.sh b/git-fetch.sh
index 466fe59e35..87b940b85b 100755
--- a/git-fetch.sh
+++ b/git-fetch.sh
@@ -5,12 +5,8 @@ USAGE='<fetch-options> <repository> <refspec>...'
 SUBDIRECTORY_OK=Yes
 . git-sh-setup
 set_reflog_action "fetch $*"
+cd_to_toplevel ;# probably unnecessary...
 
-TOP=$(git-rev-parse --show-cdup)
-if test ! -z "$TOP"
-then
-	cd "$TOP"
-fi
 . git-parse-remote
 _x40='[0-9a-f][0-9a-f][0-9a-f][0-9a-f][0-9a-f]'
 _x40="$_x40$_x40$_x40$_x40$_x40$_x40$_x40$_x40"
@@ -231,11 +227,12 @@ update_local_ref () {
     esac
 }
 
-case "$update_head_ok" in
-'')
+# updating the current HEAD with git-fetch in a bare
+# repository is always fine.
+if test -z "$update_head_ok" && test $(is_bare_repository) = false
+then
 	orig_head=$(git-rev-parse --verify HEAD 2>/dev/null)
-	;;
-esac
+fi
 
 # If --tags (and later --heads or --all) is specified, then we are
 # not talking about defaults stored in Pull: line of remotes or